File:1815 Thomson Map of Cuba. Bermuda ^ the Bahamas - Geographicus - Cuba-t-1816.jpg

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John Thomson: Island of Cuba. - The Bermudas. or Summer Islands. - Chart of the Bahama Islands.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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John Thomson  (1777–1840)  wikidata:Q6260696
 
Description British geographer, cartographer and editor
Date of birth/death 1777 Edit this at Wikidata circa 1840
date QS:P,+1840-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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artist QS:P170,Q6260696
Title
Island of Cuba. - The Bermudas. or Summer Islands. - Chart of the Bahama Islands.
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English: This fascinating hand colored 1816 map by Edinburgh cartographer John Thomson depicts the modern West Indies or Caribbean nations of The Bahamas, Bermuda and Cuba. Divided into three sections, this is a spectacularly detailed map of this regions. Depicts towns and cities, river courses, missions, and topographic features. One of the finest maps of these islands to appear in the 19th century.
Date 1815
date QS:P571,+1815-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions height: 20 in (50.8 cm); width: 25 in (63.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,20U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,25U218593
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